Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant joins the History of Alternative podcast for an exclusive interview that covers the band's career, including the inspirations that led to the band's formation, the 'master class' live show and the emotions that went into the most recent/massively successful "Social Cues" album.

This week marks the anniveraries of David Bowie's birth and death. Seemed like a good excuse to go deep into Bowie's widly prolific and influential career.

Adios, 2020. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out. Despite the fact that this year was a dumpster fire, there was plenty to celebrate musically. Jon and James look back at the most recent History of Alternative: The past 12 months.

Best decade ever for music? Maybe. It was definitely tough for Jon Manley and James VanOsdol to narrow down their 10 favorite albums from the 90s. They discuss and debate each other's picks in this unintentionally controversial episode.

Formed just under 10 years ago, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher have taken Royal Blood’s sound to a universal, arena-filling level. They jumped on a call to talk about their history, and what comes next, with Jon Manley & James VanOsdol.

Even in 2020, surely there are things to be thankful for. James VanOsdol and Jon Manley talk about what makes them grateful to be music fans in the Year of Our Eternal Dumpster Fire.

Zach Carothers of Portugal. The Man jumps on the show this week to talk about the music that inspired him as a kid (Rage, Primus, Beastie Boys), his first concert, activism, supporting Indigenous peoples and that little song that earned the band a Grammy.

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311 is 30 years old this year! Nick Hexum and P-Nut sit down for a long chat about their beginnings, longevity and next steps on the History of Alternative podcast.

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Linkin Park's watershed debut 'Hybrid Theory' was released 20 years ago, and has been commemorated in a (truly) massive box set rerelease. To celebrate, we're going track-by-track through the album with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and Phoenix. The History of Alternative podcast is sponsored by Wintrust.

Continuing our deep dive into Smashing Pumpkins history, we're joined this week by drummer Jimmy Chamberlin and guitarist James Iha. The History of Alternative podcast is sponsored by Wintrust.